Svalbard in Spring: The Return of the Sun
A 9-day early-season sailing timed to the last of the winter fjord ice, when the line's own naturalists rate the odds of a polar bear sighting (including cubs with their mother) highest of the year. The route runs Hornsund and Bellsund in the south, then Northwest Spitsbergen National Park and an attempt at the ice edge, before Ny-Ålesund and back to Longyearbyen; fewer other ships are sailing this early. Sold with an included overnight in either Oslo or Longyearbyen.
- Operated by: HX Expeditions
- Ship: MS Fram / MS Spitsbergen
- Length: 8 nights
- Regions: Svalbard, Arctic
- Wildlife: Spring sea-ice season: polar bears (including cubs) hunting the fjord ice, hauled-out walrus, Svalbard reindeer and returning seabirds
- From: $7,316 per person
- Season: 2027 to 2028
- Next departures: 2027-05-17, 2027-05-24, 2027-05-29, 2027-05-31, 2027-06-05, 2027-06-07
- Route: Longyearbyen → Hornsund → Bellsund → Northwest Spitsbergen → Polar ice edge → Ny-Ålesund → Longyearbyen
The ship
- MS Fram: 200 guests, built 2007
- MS Spitsbergen: 150 guests, built 2009
Departures
- 2027-05-17: $7,316
- 2027-05-24: $7,316
- 2027-05-29: $7,316
- 2027-05-31: $7,316
- 2027-06-05: $7,316
- 2027-06-07: $7,316
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